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Who Needs an Emir?
The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies. When, back in 2009, an interviewer asked Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of
Aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea
An aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting the vital maritime corridor. The attack
Sudan: The War and Starvation
Sudan has been at civil war for nearly one year since last 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Army and the paramount militia Rapid Support Forces. The brutality of war has exceeded all conceptions of
Will the Horn Explode?
The announcement made on New Year’s Day that Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Somaliland covering several areas may have created the first major geopolitical risk of the year 2024. There is
Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake
Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants’ movements to wealthier West
Exclusive: Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears Islamist resurgence
Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al Shabaab militants could seize power.
Niger group claims attack on China-backed pipeline, threatens more
An armed group opposed to Niger’s ruling junta disabled a section of the country’s PetroChina-funded (601857.SS) crude oil pipeline in an attack on Sunday night, it said in a statement.The pipeline has a capacity of
New World, New Hope: The Struggle For A Free Western Sahara Continues – OpEd
The Sahrawi freedom movement Polisario continues the armed struggle against Morocco, which uses Israeli spyware and lures the West with trade opportunities to turn a blind eye to the occupation of Western Sahara. Many Sahrawis
WARNING-GRAPHIC: Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Accuses Alliance Of Sahel States (AES) Of Bombing, ‘Massacring’ Civilians In Niger, Burkina Faso
On June 13, 2024, the Al-Zallaqa Media Foundation, the media arm of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), published[1] a statement